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Mississippi Joe Callicott, blues singer and guitarist (1899-1969; was born and lived in Nesbit) Olivia Holt , teen actress on TV series Kickin' It (born 1997) Jerry Lee Lewis , musician [ 5 ]
In 2001, state wildlife officials raided the zoo and seized several skunks, alligators, alligator snapping turtles, bobcats, and several other species of animals indigenous to Mississippi. In March 2010, the zoo was again raided by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and an opossum , red-eared slider turtles , and some box turtles were taken.
Nightlight Christian Adoptions is a national, non-profit, Hague-accredited, pro-life licensed adoption agency that counsels pregnant women and arranges adoptions. They have locations in ten U.S. states and arrange adoptions both domestically and internationally. The agency was founded in 1959.
Online pet adoption sites have databases, searchable by the public, of pets being housed by thousands of animal shelters and rescue groups. A black cat waiting to be adopted. Because of the superstitions surrounding black cats, they are disproportionately more common in shelters than in the general population and less likely to be adopted than ...
DeSoto County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,314, [1] making it the third-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Hernando. [2] DeSoto County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. It is the second-most populous county in that ...
Bridgetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Desoto County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,742. [3] Bridgetown is approximately 6 miles (10 km) east of Nesbit and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Pleasant Hill.
Gulfport Veterans Administration Medical Center Historic District, also known as Centennial Plaza, is a 48-acre (19 ha) compound located in Gulfport, Mississippi. [3] The facility operated as a medical center under the Veterans Administration from the 1920s until 2005, when damage from Hurricane Katrina resulted in its closure. [4]
An Act to Amend Section 93-17-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, To Conform Adoption Provisions to the Licensure of Nurse Practitioners; To Prohibit Adoption by Same Gender Couples; and For Related Purposes, also called the Mississippi Adoption Ban, is a 2000 Mississippi anti-LGBT statute that amended state law to prohibit adoption by "couples of the same gender", and also allows adoption ...